Postcard from Singapore: Go Green

Sep 14 2017

Singapore has an adventurous side: just check out its incredible green spaces, where hiking trails, waterfalls, watersports, wildlife and more await. Here are two firm favorites, where green is definitely the new black.

MacRitchie Reservoir

The MacRitchie Reservoir Park contains Singapore’s largest reservoir; at almost any time of the day or night, you’ll find nature lovers, runners, kayaking and canoeing adrenaline-rushers and nature-lovers. The famous TreeTop Walk – the first of its kind in the world – is your chance to walk high above the trees on a S$1.6m free-standing suspension bridge between the two highest points in the park, Bukit Peirce and Bukit Kalang. Up high, you’ll get a bird’s-eye view of the action above the canopy, including around 80 species of beautifully-colorful forest birds, flying lemurs, squirrels, monitor lizards and long-tailed macaques, as well as a panoramic vista of the Upper Peirce Reservoir. Come armed with sunscreen and water; you’ll appreciate both.

The Southern Ridges

Calling all nature lovers! The Southern Ridges is a picturesque five-mile hike that comes with incredible views of Singapore. There are eight individual trails, including Singapore’s highest pedestrian bridge; if you decide to do the entire route, expect the hike to take around five hours (you can also pick and choose the sections you’d like to walk). The highlight of the hike is the architecturally-dazzling Henderson Waves: a 300-yard-long undulating wavy bridge, 40 yards above Henderson Road; expect panoramic views of the southern tip of the island. The bridge is lit from 7pm–2am, daily. The Forest Walk is just as exciting: an elevated zig-zag of a path, where you can touch the tree canopy; there’s also Alexandra Arch, lit up at night with colour-changing LED lights. The Southern Ridges is a rewarding, if slightly strenuous, day out – the scenery and panoramic vistas more than make up for the huff and puff!

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